Lawes set for England return

11 March 2015Lawes is set to replace George Kruis in the engine room as the red rose reinforce a challenge for the title that was dealt a potentially fatal setback with their chastening 19-9 defeat in Ireland.

Having recovered from the ankle surgery that forced him to miss the start of the Championship and proved his fitness during two matches for Northampton, the 26-year-old will reprise a second row partnership with Dave Attwood last seen during the autumn.

And Rowntree believes England will benefit from his range of attributes when they seek a reaction to their subdued af…